Okay,

this is the uh Board of Awards for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026, calling the meeting order at 1001 a.m.

Uh my name's Chick Lope.

I'm the purchasing agent.

We have with us in attendance today, Mr.

Tom Hughes, our superintendent of construction services, and Miss Megan Testa, our senior project leader from the Technology Services Department.

We have attorney Tracy Norris, System Corporation Counsel, Stephanie Natalie, System Purchasing Agent.

We have Mr.

Canton Higgins, our assistant superintendent of public utilities.

We have Lieutenant Scott Fabish from the police department, and we have Mr.

Dan Garrick, our finance director.

Everybody, nobody's remote, but we have five items.

The first item is a free trial of whaling engineering, cloud-based vehicle communications platform for the police department.

And for the record, the police department submitted an order form from Whalen Engineering.

This is for a free trial for the subject system.

It'll be used on four vehicles.

The trial would run through December 1st, 2026.

We'll send and receive data through cell phone networks.

It provides fleet tracking, equipment, configuration management, and remote equipment control.

Just note too that if the police does not terminate prior to December 1st, 2026, it's indicated that Wyland will be charging a two-year subscription fee of $360 per vehicle.

So if I said that all right, I need a motion from your republic.

Okay.

Seconded by Mr.

Garrick.

Any discussion?

Seeing not all in favor.

Thank you for Tracy North.

Discuss the issue of it.

All right, motion.

Thank you.

Moving on item number two.

Stone Street sidewalk replacement services, construction services.

This is dated August 31st, 2026.

This is to perform the subject work.

The total reported cost, 99,594.5 cents and reliable proposed this work for their current on-call sidewalk repair contract with the city of Dammer.

Make motion that we award to URL.

And I have a requisition in right now 2027, 2700 11861.

Good.

Second by Mr.

Garrett.

Any discussion?

Not all in favor.

Any direct one in favor?

All right, Mother Should Carry unanimously.

Moving on to number three.

Uh this is the annual public safety mobile data terminal, first net cellular services, the technology services department.

And

for the record, the technologies services department submitted a requisition.

This is made out to ATT Mobility.

This is uh for the subject service for fiscal year 26-27.

Uh the cost is $33.74 a month for modem.

Uh the rec is that was um submitted is for uh 32 modems for EMS, 107 modems for police department, two modems for fire department, and two modems for traffic slash engineering.

Uh the number of modems could change throughout the year, and if they do, we'll adjust it for the department budget as needed.

And ATT's uh providing the service for their current state of Connecticut contract award.

Like to make a motion to award the requisition services to ATT for a state contract.

Okay, so second Mr.

Garrett to purchase order, any discussion?

See not all in favor.

Tracy Narson Megan Testai vote in favor.

Okay, motion carries unanimously.